Chike and the River facts for kids
First edition
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| Author | Chinua Achebe |
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| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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Publication date
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1966 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 64 pp |
Chike and the River is a children's story by Chinua Achebe. It was first published in 1966 by Cambridge University Press, with illustrations by Prue Theobalds, and was the first of several children's stories Achebe would write. The latest reprint has a cover design by Victor Ekpuk.
Plot
It is the story of a Nigerian boy called Chike who leaves his village, Umuofia, to go and stay with his uncle in the big city of Onitsha.
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